The Death Knell

"The horse and I go in the front, and the mage rides in the middle,"

In the canyon, there were caves of various sizes almost everywhere. Su Ming picked a relatively spacious one and arranged the task.

The landform here should have been created by insects. Maybe it was just a solid rocky ground at the beginning, but the insects dug holes in it. As time went by, the roof of the rock cave weathered and collapsed, and the insects continued to dig downwards.

Layer by layer collapsed, forming today's canyon with walls as distinct as terraces. The ground at the bottom of the canyon is covered with weathered stone flakes crushed like eggshells.

I don’t know if the rock formations under my feet are strong or not, and it’s possible that I accidentally stepped through the roof of the cave and fell down.

Su Ming brought the horse, because the horse's hearing is much better than that of humans, and it has a very keen response to sounds. The horse can distinguish vibration waves with the highest frequency of about 1025 times, which is about 1/8 notes, growing on the top of the head. Rotating ears act like directional radios.

When moving in winding tunnels, hearing is the most important means of insight. Sealed pipes will transmit sounds far and wide, making it very convenient for early warning and tracking.

Strangler has a weakness in hearing. The symbionts have average hearing and will be in pain when hearing too loud a volume or a specific frequency. They have degraded a lot in this area and basically rely on the host's hearing organ.

Su Ming once told his little cousin that super soldiers all have super hearing. In fact, compared to ordinary people, Deathstroke's hearing is good.

But if you compare it to someone who specializes in hearing like Daredevil, it's nothing.

The Pegasus was brought along at this time just for the purpose of the horse-shaped ** radio device. If it was necessary to retreat, the mage and Gin could run faster on horseback.

"Why do I have to go underground every time I take action with you?"

Monaco mounted the horse, and the yellow sky above his head was gradually replaced by the rock wall, and darkness gradually swallowed up several people. While he was complaining, he used magic gestures to create a ball of light, which floated above his head as lighting.

I have to say that this question stumped Su Ming. He really didn't know how to answer it. It was like a coincidence. Every time his target was underground, what could he do?

"Because I'm Deathstroke."

He felt the pain of Batman, and some things really didn't need explanation.

After hearing this answer that was not an answer, the mage shrugged helplessly and reached out to touch the pegasus' mane.

He discovered that soldiers all like to operate underground. Deathstroke is like this, Captain America is like this, and Balder is like this. Can tunnels really bring so many tactical advantages?

However, before he could think more, the first problem he encountered while walking through the tunnel came.

They encountered a fork in the road. In a large underground cavity that could accommodate the turning of insects, there were holes leading to different directions up and down. At this time, they had no idea which way to take or where to find Barr. Virtue.

Without Balder's items or body parts in hand, Monaco's tracking magic cannot be used. Now it all depends on Deathstroke's decision.

"Strangle, detect the smell."

Under the dim light, a black liquid creature emerged from his shoulder, like a black tumor.

The tumor moved around his body, smelling the surrounding walls and holes in the ground, and then moved humanely from side to side, as if shaking its head.

It didn't smell any smell except its own people. The tunnel of bugs was very dry, and it was too close to the exit, so the smell was blown away by the airflow.

"Xiaoba, did you hear anything?"

Pegasus' ability to understand is a little less, but its very calm behavior shows that there is no trouble around it.

Su Ming thought for a moment, took out a lighter, and stayed at each hole for a few seconds.

"Is the entrance and exit determined by the flow of air?" Monaco leaned down and looked at the flames.

However, there are too many holes here, at least twenty, and the air flow is too complicated. The original technique on earth should not work.

Su Ming shook his head and did not speak. His attention was not on the flames, but on the ground.

He could probably guess some of the principles behind how bugs dig caves. They had no arms or legs, and the only tool they could use was their big mouths. It was difficult to track them.

There are not only bugs and Balders in the underground system, but many tentacle creatures will also be active here.

Like their creator, these monsters are full of chaos, and they will kill each other, leaving some traces.

For reasons of rationality, if Balder, who was unarmed and only had a stone ax and a stone spear, needed to hunt, would he choose a large insect with a body length of more than thirty meters? Or a monster that's about the same size as a human and covered in tentacles?

If Su Ming falls into this state, he will definitely choose prey that can be easily dealt with. After all, there are pursuers behind him, and the sooner the battle ends, the better.

The octopus and squid-like things are at least easier to eat than insects. Thanks to Hamill's 'cooking skills', he is now someone who has eaten tentacles.

As a soft-bodied creature, whether it crawls on its own or is dragged along the ground, it will leave behind mysterious mucus.

The close-range firelight can distinguish the reflection left on the ground by dried mucus, thus helping Su Ming find the place where the tentacle monsters are densest. If you find the place where the prey is densely packed, you may be able to find Balder in the vast hell.

It's just possible to find.

Looking for someone in a plane is like looking for a needle in a haystack. If he can't find it within a few hours, Su Ming will immediately stop his loss and return to the Golden Palace to find another way.

Time is of the essence now.

However, if Belasco's demon army can be found, the scope can be greatly narrowed down. Balder has been running away for hundreds of years, and they have been chasing him for hundreds of years. They are the experts.

These armies capture people underground, and their food source is the same as Balder, tentacle creatures.

As a world shaped by ancient gods, the ecological environment here is very simple, that is, any creature can eat other creatures.

Tentacle monsters will be eaten by demons, and demons may also be eaten by more powerful tentacles. All creatures here are apex predators.

Therefore, Su Ming is still optimistic about the prospect of finding someone. Whether it is directly discovering traces of the God of Light or finding traces of the army, it can be used to track them.

There are several holes with traces of mucus, so there is nothing to worry about, just choose one that points downward.

"Wow" the mage sat on the horse, turning his head to the side and spitting out some stomach acid. He finally couldn't help but spit it out: "What the hell is all this?"

At this time, more than an hour had passed. They had gone very deep into the underground, and they had successfully found a location similar to the tentacle monster's lair.

A huge underground cavity, densely packed with all kinds of tentacle monsters, like different seaweeds entangled together, slowly squirming with slug-like bodies.

Su Ming couldn't answer this question, because the creatures in front of him were indescribable. You could tell what they looked like, but you couldn't name them.

They originally lived in the outer dimension of the ancient gods, but they were materialized with the help of the hell here. They are like abscesses in the world, and normal people will feel disgusted when they see them.

"If you have trypophobia, you should tell it earlier next time. We were discovered."

Su Ming didn't say anything more, but drew out his big sword and rushed towards the pile of monsters. Although these monsters moved slowly, the attack speed of their tentacles was very fast. His big sword danced like a windmill, and he was able to block the attack in front of him. Come part.

Sections of tentacles flew out like kimbap, thick green or dark purple body fluids flew everywhere, and the silent enemies continued like a tidal wave.

The investigation parameters in the tactical eyepiece are all question marks. Scientific instruments cannot tell what these monsters are made of, but there is an old way, which is to have a taste.

Balder's ability to survive means that these things should be edible, but the taste must not be very good.

"Strangle and eat a piece."

While waving the sword, he immediately conveyed an order to Strangler in his mind, hoping that it could identify the structure of these monsters. Alien liquid creatures do look a bit like these things. Maybe Strangler can better understand these existences.

Strangler, who was arm wrestling with the monster's tentacles, immediately transformed a big mouth from the top of the tentacles and bit the opponent's body.

The scene of juice splashing interrupted the mage's spell casting again, and Monaco vomited again. Fortunately, Gin and Pegasus could protect him, and no enemy could get close to the entrance of the cave.

The emotion of strangulation was quickly fed back to Su Ming's brain, and the electrical signals transmitted along the spinal cord were always very fast.

The answer is so simple and delicious.

These tentacle monsters may not be suitable as food for humans, but for symbionts, they are more delicious than any spicy noodles or instant noodles they have eaten in the past.

Su Ming nodded slightly. The symbiote's definition of delicious food is different from that of humans.

Born as a fighting race, they have no taste buds. All the food they swallow is decomposed and transformed within their cells. If a food can increase their abilities or gain energy, it is delicious.

On the contrary, food that does not increase their strength is not delicious.

It is estimated that the only thing that both symbionts and humans think is delicious is chocolate. Humans like the sweetness of chocolate, while symbionts like that it contains certain neurotransmitters that can strengthen the connection with the host.

The brain is not good. The symbionts need to eat fresh brains to obtain neurotransmitters. Even if humans eat pig brain flowers, they must eat cooked ones.

But now the symbiote seems to be very happy. Devouring these indescribable monsters can allow it to grow in some way. So let it eat more after a hard time.

Putting away the big sword, Su Ming turned the God Killer into a pair of swords. The cloak took him into the air, keeping it at a height that was neither too high nor too low. He harvested the monsters like leeks and strangled him constantly. The tentacles stuffed the 'meat pieces' on the ground into his numerous big mouths.

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